Back to the usual

    Aug 18, 2008 | Family, Homesteading Life

    Yesterday was pretty quiet for us. We did a couple smallish things around here but not really anything worth noting. Mostly we worked on internet stuff and watched lots of Olympics coverage (thanks to our hard disk recorder since everything good comes on at 2am here.)...

    I am the YETI!

    Aug 16, 2008 | Ayla's thoughts, Featured, Pets, The calming years (3-4)

    Hello my doggie friends, We took a walk earlier tonight and I am so happy to report that I found the most delightful pile of manure hiding in a corner! We went a slightly different route than usual and there was a big pile of decomposing potatoes and what smelled like...

    Top nicknames of the moment ;-)

    Aug 16, 2008 | Pets, The calming years (3-4)

    A long while back we posted a list of current nicknames for Ayla. It seems like our nicknames for the dog are constantly changing…some get added and others just get forgotten. But it always amazes us a bit just how many names we use for our dog on a daily...

    Why shopping as a pregnant woman is so easy

    Aug 15, 2008 | Family, Pregnancy

    Stefan came in the other day and said, “Do you know that by 2030, 86% of Americans will be considered obsese or overweight?” Do what?!?! But indeed, it seems to be true. According to a study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Agency...

    Ayla the Circus Bear

    Aug 15, 2008 | Pets, The calming years (3-4)

    Those who have Newfies are familiar with people calling them bears. Sometimes it’s easier to see the similarities… LOOK! IT DOES CUTE LITTLE HUMAN THINGS WITH ITS PAWS! It EATS! IT FLAILS AROUND ON THE FLOOR! Unfortunately the portion of this routine that...